EJ Obiena reveals he has been battling 'physical problems' in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, yet remains confident that he can compete at the highest level in a bid to deliver the Philippines a prized medal

Defending four-time Olympic champion United States avoids a stunning loss to world No. 33 South Sudan in its buildup for the Paris Games

Rianne Malixi redeems herself from a stinging runner-up finish in the US Girls' Junior Championship last year as the 17-year-old becomes the second golfer representing the Philippines to rule the event

Long rumored as the FiberXers' target, Justine Baltazar bolsters a young Converge franchise looking to turn its fortunes around after a forgettable campaign last season

Brazil puts the clamps on Justin Brownlee to eliminate Gilas Pilipinas and advance to the finale of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Tim Cone says Gilas Pilipinas badly missed Kai Sotto as his absence crippled the Philippines' frontline in its semifinal loss to Brazil in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

A Gilas Pilipinas side missing injured big man Kai Sotto crashes out of the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament as Brazil keeps its own Paris Games hopes alive

Gilas Pilipinas ends its bid for a Paris Games berth after bowing to Brazil in the knockout semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Alyssa Valdez gives back to the sport that has given her so much by holding the AVYVC, a series of free volleyball camps for the youth

Carlos Yulo heads into the Paris Games in France with the same medal aspirations, but this time, he is more sure of himself three years after going home empty-handed from his maiden Olympic stint in Tokyo, Japan

'We only have one shot at making it to the Olympics and we cannot be satisfied with almost winning,' says Gilas Pilipinas team manager Richard del Rosario

Filipino long jumper Janry Ubas rules the XXXIII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to gain valuable points for his Paris Olympics bid

EJ Obiena earns back-to-back podium finishes for the first time in this outdoor season as he reigns in the Memorial Czeslawa Cybulskiego in Poland with a month to go before the Paris Olympics

All the pain and injuries Cliff Hodge sustained throughout the years pay off as he finally captures an elusive PBA championship with Meralco

Gilas Pilipinas will debut its new uniforms in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia, as it hopes to catch the last bus to the Paris Games

'Thank God that I got the call to come back,' says Meralco active consultant Nenad Vucinic as he helps guide the Bolts to their first-ever PBA championship two years since he left the team

June Mar Fajardo says life goes on for San Miguel even as the Beermen lose in the PBA Philippine Cup finals for the first time since they drafted the seven-time MVP

June Mar Fajardo gets both the Best Player of the Conference award and the crucial Game 4 win as San Miguel ties the PBA Philippine Cup finals against Meralco

San Miguel star June Mar Fajardo once again proves that the Philippine Cup is his domain, winning eight of his 10 Best Player of the Conference plums in the tournament

'I want to leave the sport by making history,' says Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio as she aims to complete her unfinished business in the Paris Games

Raymond Almazan redeems himself from a scoreless outing with a double-double in Game 3 as Meralco grabs a 2-1 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup finals

Chris Newsome is well aware that a 2-1 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup finals does not guarantee a storybook ending as Meralco survives San Miguel in Game 3

Johann Chua says he is 'more than grateful' even after missing out on becoming the fifth Filipino to win the World Pool Championship

Chris Newsome saves the day for Meralco with key buckets down the stretch as the Bolts nail a 2-1 lead against San Miguel in the PBA Philippine Cup finals

Carlo Paalam moves within two wins of a Paris Olympics berth as he advances to the quarterfinals of the second World Qualification Tournament

EJ Obiena finishes at joint second in the Oslo Bislett Games in Norway even as he breaks a pole for the second straight competition

Meralco has never won in a best-of-seven series in franchise history, but the Bolts have a chance to change that as they force a do-or-die Game 7 against Barangay Ginebra in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinals

June Mar Fajardo takes over in the third quarter as San Miguel clobbers Rain or Shine for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semifinals in the PBA Philippine Cup

Carlos Yulo emerges as the best performing senior male athlete in the Asian championships for the third straight year as he rules the vault and parallel bars on top of his victories in the individual all-around and floor exercise

Meralco overcomes a career performance by Christian Standhardinger to pull level with Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals

Eldrew Yulo rules the vault in the junior level of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships, right after his older brother Carlos captured two gold medals in the senior division

EJ Obiena bounces back from his ninth-place finish in the World Athletics Indoor Championships as he captures his third gold medal of the year in the run-up to the Paris Olympics

Terrafirma stands a win away from a breakthrough semifinal appearance in franchise history as it drags CJ Perez and No. 1 San Miguel to a sudden death in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals

After a 5-1 start, Robert Bolick and NLEX lose six of their last seven games as they exit the PBA Philippine Cup following a sweep by Meralco in the quarterfinals

Ginebra head coach Tim Cone says Scottie Thompson and Christian Standhardinger are just fine after he sat the two out down the stretch in a loss that snapped the Gin Kings' four-game winning streak

Robert Bolick and NLEX get back on track after four straight losses to clinch the No. 6 seed in the PBA Philippine Cup and avoid a precarious situation going into the playoffs

Initially a scratch for their final elimination round game in the PBA Philippine Cup, Jayson Castro pulls through as TNT clinches the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals